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Sawing off the back of the Power Base Converter...
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| BelPowerslave 2005-02-24, 6:49 am |
| 'ello all,
I just recently bought Psycho Fox, complete, for a mere $3.90...which
brings my glorious SMS collection up to a whole *4* games! As I'd really
like to play it, and the few others I have...I am considering sawing off
the back of the PBC so it can lay on the Genesis 2 unit I use just for
my Mega CD 2(modded) unit. The 32X is on the Genesis 1(with my Sega CD 1
unit) and I hate to take off the 32X every time I want to play an SMS
game(which is why I don't play them that often). Would sawing off the
back of the PBC be a particularly bad thing...in terms of its life and
whatnot?
Right now, I take the entire board out of the PBC and put it, bare, into
the Genesis 2 unit and it runs games fine...but I hate to do it...it
looks really ugly, and I just don't like it exposed to dust and anything
else. My dad has a pretty extensive set of power tools, and I'm sure I
could find something that would make the cut pretty clean...I'm just
wondering, for the techies out there, is this particularly dumb, or
would this be alright?
Thanks in advance,
Bel
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hanging out!
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| Kendrick Kerwin Chua 2005-02-24, 5:51 pm |
| In article <4214E857.AE4E416B@ev1.net>,
BelPowerslave <belpowerslave@ev1.net> wrote:
quote:
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>I just recently bought Psycho Fox, complete, for a mere $3.90...which
>brings my glorious SMS collection up to a whole *4* games! As I'd really
Bel, where have you been? The true Sega fan owns fifty SMS games that he
never plays. In my case, I even own two pairs of the 3D shutter glasses,
and I'm blind in an eye so I can't even use them. But I digress...
quote:
>like to play it, and the few others I have...I am considering sawing off
>the back of the PBC so it can lay on the Genesis 2 unit I use just for
>my Mega CD 2(modded) unit. The 32X is on the Genesis 1(with my Sega CD 1
>unit) and I hate to take off the 32X every time I want to play an SMS
>game(which is why I don't play them that often). Would sawing off the
>back of the PBC be a particularly bad thing...in terms of its life and
>whatnot?
There are no functional components in that back panel, since as you've
discovered all the electronics are right there around the cart slots.
However, it's just plain ugly and it's not a very tight fit. In your
shoes, I would blow an extra $15 on an extra first-run Genesis Model I for
the purpose of mounting the PBC on top of it. It may not be particularly
conservative to do so, but it's fun. 
Can I ask, what's the issue with plopping the 32x on the Genesis II
instead? Better fit, and depending on who you ask it might be more
compatible. That's a whole other can of worms I don't feel like discussing
right now though...
-KKC, who can't get the stupid Chobits theme song out of his head...
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| x56h34 2005-02-24, 5:51 pm |
| Just get a real SMS system. Don't ruin the PBC. Seriously. :-)
Then again, you would be able to sell it later on, on eBay as "R@RE Power
Base Converter with Genesis 2 compatibility! W@W!"
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| BelPowerslave 2005-02-24, 5:51 pm |
| > Just get a real SMS system. Don't ruin the PBC. Seriously. :-)
quote:
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Well, at some point I would like to get an SMS...but for right now, I'm
trying to use the PBC like Sega originally intended: On a Genesis unit, thus
not needing an actual SMS. I may just stick with using the bare circuit
board...I don't know. Psycho Fox isn't exactly as wonderful as I had
hoped...
quote:
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> Then again, you would be able to sell it later on, on eBay as "R@RE Power
> Base Converter with Genesis 2 compatibility! W@W!"
Hehehhee, that's right! ;)
Bel
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Whip XXX Gaming: http://www.whipassgaming.com/
"Row, row, row your boat gently down the stream...whoa, I think my dingy
hanging out!
- Lo Wang, Shadow Warrior
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| BelPowerslave 2005-02-24, 5:51 pm |
| > >I just recently bought Psycho Fox, complete, for a mere $3.90...which
quote:
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> Bel, where have you been? The true Sega fan owns fifty SMS games that he
> never plays. In my case, I even own two pairs of the 3D shutter glasses,
> and I'm blind in an eye so I can't even use them. But I digress...
>
HEhehhee, well, I never did actually own an SMS...though I borrowed one from
a buddy, and about 30 games or so with it. It rocked...so I immediately went
out and got a PBC...it was nice, until the 32X came out...
quote:
> There are no functional components in that back panel, since as you've
> discovered all the electronics are right there around the cart slots.
> However, it's just plain ugly and it's not a very tight fit. In your
> shoes, I would blow an extra $15 on an extra first-run Genesis Model I for
> the purpose of mounting the PBC on top of it. It may not be particularly
> conservative to do so, but it's fun. 
>
Yeah, I'm trying to stick with just the Genesis(or is that "Genesi") units
I've got now. ;) If I could just get it to fit on the Genesis 2, it'd be
perfect. I'd almost attempt to try to find that PBC2 thing that fits on
Genesis 2 units, but I think I remember Tim Miller talking about how
impossibly hard they were to find. 
quote:
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> Can I ask, what's the issue with plopping the 32x on the Genesis II
> instead? Better fit, and depending on who you ask it might be more
> compatible. That's a whole other can of worms I don't feel like discussing
> right now though...
>
Well, the Genesis 2 is only used to make the Mega CD 2 unit(which is modded)
actually work. See, because the MCD2 unit is modded, I can use a US Genesis 2
and it will still allow me to play Mega CD games...that's pretty much all
it's used for...I guess, though, that I could put the 32X on it...but then,
32X CD games wouldn't work(it won't play any US Sega CD games)...not that
there are virtually any 32X games I'd actually play...but...
Bel, trying to get rid of his Shit64...er Nintendo64 and 8 games...and ram
expansion and memory pack, one controller, all hookups....for around
$60....just enough for the used GameCube. ;)
--
Whip XXX Gaming: http://www.whipassgaming.com/
"Row, row, row your boat gently down the stream...whoa, I think my dingy
hanging out!
- Lo Wang, Shadow Warrior
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| Scott H 2005-02-24, 5:51 pm |
| BelPowerslave wrote:
quote:
> 'ello all,
>
> I just recently bought Psycho Fox, complete, for a mere $3.90...which
> brings my glorious SMS collection up to a whole *4* games! As I'd really
> like to play it, and the few others I have...I am considering sawing off
> the back of the PBC so it can lay on the Genesis 2 unit I use just for
> my Mega CD 2(modded) unit. The 32X is on the Genesis 1(with my Sega CD 1
> unit) and I hate to take off the 32X every time I want to play an SMS
> game(which is why I don't play them that often). Would sawing off the
> back of the PBC be a particularly bad thing...in terms of its life and
> whatnot?
I still need to mail you Kenseiden, I'll do that today, really. ;)
quote:
> Right now, I take the entire board out of the PBC and put it, bare, into
> the Genesis 2 unit and it runs games fine...but I hate to do it...it
> looks really ugly, and I just don't like it exposed to dust and anything
> else. My dad has a pretty extensive set of power tools, and I'm sure I
> could find something that would make the cut pretty clean...I'm just
> wondering, for the techies out there, is this particularly dumb, or
> would this be alright?
Actual Master Systems are pretty cheap, but you might have to buy a
switcher box as well. My experience with the PBC is that it's extremely
touchy in the first place. I'd almost count on it not working at all,
and you ruining your PBC, but that's just me. ;)
quote:
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Bel
>
> --
>
> Whip XXX Gaming: http://www.whipassgaming.com/
>
> "Row, row, row your boat gently down the stream...whoa, I think my dingy
> hanging out!
> - Lo Wang, Shadow Warrior
>
>
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| Scott H 2005-02-24, 5:51 pm |
| BelPowerslave wrote:
quote:
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> Will the Euro version work with a US Genesis 2?
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> I haven't even tried to sell it just yet...going to probably post it on ebay
> or something at some point this week. Will be nice, *if* I can get
> $60...that's my GC money...then I can sell some other stuff(maybe some GG
> games) and try to get as close as I can to another $50 for the GBA Player. 
>
> Bel
N64s are selling around here for $20 with hookups and a controller, the
expansion pack goes for $10 max. The games can go for $6 each minimum.
Sell it for $60, depending on the games, and you're short changing
yourself. ;) Which games are you selling anyway?
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| BelPowerslave 2005-02-25, 3:49 am |
| > > I haven't even tried to sell it just yet...going to probably post it on ebay
quote:
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> N64s are selling around here for $20 with hookups and a controller, the
> expansion pack goes for $10 max. The games can go for $6 each minimum.
> Sell it for $60, depending on the games, and you're short changing
> yourself. ;) Which games are you selling anyway?
Hmmmmm, I figured asking for $60 was a bit optimistic...but I guess we'll see. On
ebay, anything's possible. ;) I'd list the games off, but none of them are
anything too special...about the only thing I'm keeping is Duke Nukem: Zero
Hour...just in case I run into an N64 for, like, $5 down the road...or just borrow
a buddy's machine to play it every now and then.
Bel
--
Whip XXX Gaming: http://www.whipassgaming.com/
"Row, row, row your boat gently down the stream...whoa, I think my dingy hanging
out!
- Lo Wang, Shadow Warrior
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| BelPowerslave 2005-02-25, 3:49 am |
| > I still need to mail you Kenseiden, I'll do that today, really. ;)
quote:
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>
> Actual Master Systems are pretty cheap, but you might have to buy a
> switcher box as well. My experience with the PBC is that it's extremely
> touchy in the first place. I'd almost count on it not working at all,
> and you ruining your PBC, but that's just me. ;)
>
Well, I've had pretty good luck with my PBC...in fact, it's what I played
through PS1 on(all 80 million hours it took). I do have some questions about
it vs. a real SMS...but I'll throw that in another thread as I have some
other questions as well. 
Bel
BTW, no rush on the game...I've still not gotten my lazy XXX in gear to send
your stuff yet, either. ;)
--
Whip XXX Gaming: http://www.whipassgaming.com/
"Row, row, row your boat gently down the stream...whoa, I think my dingy
hanging out!
- Lo Wang, Shadow Warrior
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